[comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware] Questions about VGA modes and cards?

bchs1b@jetson.uh.edu (05/08/91)

I have a standard VGA monitor (Zenith Flat Screen 1490) which is not a 
super VGA. I plan to get a new VGA card which is a 16 bit card because
my 8 bit card is a little slow and I can use it in another machine 
anyway. Is there any benefit to getting any card other than a standard
VGA? Do the higher res modes (600x800 etc) or the increased number of colors
do anything on a standard VGA? Do some boards have additional fonts which
other boards don't have? Any explanation of this stuff would be greatly
appreciated.

mike benedik
university of houston
benedik@uh.edu